Gil Reese

Gil Reese
Reese in 1922
"The Tupelo Flash"
Biographical details
BornJanuary 14, 1901
Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1993(1993-05-30) (aged 92)
Obion, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
Football:
1922–1925Vanderbilt
Baseball:
1922–1925Vanderbilt
Basketball:
1922–1925Vanderbilt
Position(s)Halfback, forward, Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926UT Doctors
1927New Bry's Hurricanes (AFL)
1933Southern Rails baseball
1936–?Sacred Heart High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football:
2 SoCon (1922, 1923)
Awards
Three-sport captain (1925)
Porter Cup (1924)
Football:
2x All-Southern (1923, 1924)
third-team All-American (1923, 1924)
1934 All-time Vandy team

David Argillus "Gil" Reese (January 14, 1901 – May 30, 1993) nicknamed "the Tupelo Flash"[n 1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He was captain of all three his senior year, the first to do so at Vanderbilt. Gil was the brother of baseball player Andy Reese, playing with him on the Florence Independents in Alabama.
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